Pythium vexans

fungus

Pythium complectens, Phytopythium vexans, Pythium allantocladon, Pythium ascophallon, Pythium piperinum, Ovatisporangium vexans, Pythium euthyphyphon, Pythium polycladon

Africa, Asia, Europe, Guatemala, Caribbean, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, South Korea, New Zealand, Canada

HI, OK, CA, NC, MD, VA, DE, PA, NJ, WA, TN, LA, WI, IA

Korea

2023-08-21

Primarily affecting seedlings and roots and is transmitted mainly through infested soil. Seed is not known to be a pathway for any host. Zoospores of this fungus can swim in open water for a short distance. This pathogen has been reported in S. Korea. Korea lists this pathogen as Phytopythium vexans

Wide host range

No

PYTHVE-1,PYTHVE-3,

Seed is not known to be a pathway for any host.

PYTHVE-1,PYTHVE-3,